Winners of the 2012-2013 EPSA Education Policy Dissertation Research Fellowships.

Kristen Bucceri, Ph.D. Candidate Program in Economics & EducationThe Effect of Early Commitment Scholarship Programs on College Outcomes: The case of Oklahoma's Promise.

Katharine Conn, Ph.D. Candidate Program in Economics & EducationHow Can the Kenyan Ministry of Education Best Improve Access to Secondary School among the Poor?: Findings from a policy experiment in scholarship targeting.

Maria Emma Garcia Garcia, Ph.D. Candidate Program in Economics & EducationWhat We Learn in School: Cognitive and non-cognitive skill in the educational production function.

Katia Herrera Sosa, Ph.D. Candidate Program in Economics & EducationLow-fee Private School Competition in the Education Marketplace of India and Pakistan.

The Education Policy Dissertation Research Fellowship is open to TC students, regardless of their department or program, whose dissertation research has the potential to inform societal efforts to improve educational opportunity, achievement, or equity. This research should be focused on an important policy issue at any level of government, reflect potential for policy utility, and show a strong likelihood of being accepted in the most well-respected journals. Our view of policy relevance is a broad one, encompassing research that affects policy indirectly by shifting public understanding of societal challenges and opportunities for effective intervention.